EPITHELIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epithelial mean? 

• EPITHELIAL (adjective)
  The adjective EPITHELIAL has 1 sense:

1. of or belonging to the epithelium

  Familiarity information: EPITHELIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPITHELIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or belonging to the epithelium

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

epithelial layer

Pertainym:

epithelium (membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body)

Derivation:

epithelium (membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body)

 Context examples 

A malignant tumor arising from the epithelial cells.

(Adenoid cystic carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It starts in gland-like cells of the epithelial tissue (thin layer of tissue that covers organs, glands, and other structures within the body).

(Adenoma, NCI Dictionary)

A finger-like projection of the plasma membrane found in epithelial cells that increases the surface area of the apical domain of the epithelium.

(Microvillus, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of epithelial ovarian carcinoma.

(MIR199A1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm characterized by the presence of connective tissue stroma and epithelial structures.

(Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of epithelial ovarian cancer.

(MIR199A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of malignant epithelial cells in a fibrotic stroma.

(Adenocarcinofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

An invasive adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of focal or extensive transformation of malignant glandular cells to squamous epithelial cells.

(Adenocarcinoma with Squamous Metaplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

An intramucosal malignant glandular epithelial infiltrate in a colonic adenoma.

(Adenoma of the Colon with Intramucosal Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare type of thymoma, composed of multifocal epithelial proliferations less than 1 mm in diameter.

(Microscopic Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)